This story was co-written with Haley Smith. North Carolina’s primary elections are on March 15, 2016, and voters will have a chance to change North Carolina through a new bond referendum. According to their website, the NC Connect bond referendum is “$2 billion of targeted long-term investments”, impacting things such as the UNC school systems, community colleges, parks and […]
What to know for March 15 primaries
March 14, 2016 by
North Carolina primary election day is coming fast and here are the races you should be aware of. The Connect NC Public Improvement Bond is very important for the WNC region. If the vote passes this bond will issue $2 billion to fund capital improvement. The PPP poling from March 13 the bond is likely to […]
Associate provost on Africa and its impact
March 12, 2016 by
“Africa… more than a continent, more than corruption, more than suffering…” were some of the thoughts that Dr. Carol Burton, the associate provost of undergraduate studies, shared when talking about this year’s university wide theme. When the theme, Africa! More than a Continent, started in the fall 2015 many people were skeptical and Burton acknowledged […]
International students at WCU have their own views about primaries
March 12, 2016 by
With the NC primaries coming up on March 15, students at Western Carolina University have different views and thoughts about the candidates, elections, and foreign policy. Some are impatiently waiting for the voting process to begin. “[Foreign policy] is fundamentally important to every single election…there are 192 other countries that the president will be a symbol for. Foreign […]
New UNC President visits WCU
March 12, 2016 by
The new president of the University of North Carolina system, Margaret Spellings, visited WCU Friday to promote the NC bond referendum and share her vision for the UNC system. In front of the Board of Trustees, Spellings laid out her top priorities for the UNC system: enhance faculty and staff salaries, work on accountability, STEM […]
Know how to prepare for the career fair
March 10, 2016 by
This story was co-written with Meghan O’Sullivan In a previous story, WCJ discussed Western Carolina University’s upcoming Catamount Career and Networking Day on March 10. Now, we want to give students some advice on how to prepare and succeed when meeting potential employers. Know where you’re going WCU’s Center for Career and Professional Development is […]
